{"product_id":"the-only-thing-there-is-to-want-a-memoir-of-three-loves-9781984820334","title":"The Only Thing There Is to Want: A Memoir of Three Loves","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlackout\u003c\/i\u003e excavates the three romantic entanglements that defined her adulthood--an electrifying examination of the blurry line between affection and obsession revealing the restless wanting that hums in us all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Insightful, original, and hilarious . . . When it comes to memoir, [Hepola] is one of the best to ever do it.\"--Christie Tate, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGroup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm scared I only want what I can't have,\" I said.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Oh baby,\" he said. \"It's the only thing there is to want.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah Hepola wanted so much: a big career; travel and adventure; deep relationships; passion. Having realized so many of those desires, she also grieved the ways her life was not what she'd always imagined it would be. \u003ci\u003eDid I make the wrong choices? \u003c\/i\u003eshe wondered. \u003ci\u003eLove the wrong people? Is love even a choice?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Only Thing There Is To Want\u003c\/i\u003e, she revisits three complicated love affairs from her past, seeking to understand how they might have kept her from the life she'd envisioned, but also made her who she is. Tracing her search for love, she uncovers the myths she once believed could make her whole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis dazzling portrait of modern romance captures the paradox of desire: wanting propels us forward and holds us back. Funny, achingly tender, and fearlessly intimate, \u003ci\u003eThe Only Thing There Is to Want\u003c\/i\u003e is about discovering the beauty in the life you've built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984820334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Hepola","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933819236533,"sku":"9781984820334","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-only-thing-there-is-to-want-a-memoir-of-three-loves-9781984820334","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}